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U.S. Ban the Use of Chlorpyrifos on Food
In August 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed a final rule annulling all tolerances for chlorpyrifos throughout the United States of America. After February 28th, 2022, the application of chlorpyrifos to… -
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Honey Screening: Improving Quality of Imported and Exported Honey
Due to differing laws and regulations across the globe, honey screening is highly important to check for antimicrobial and pesticide residues in honey products crossing country boarders. Regulations and maximum residue levels… -
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Banned substance furazolidone (AOZ) detected in shrimp at French boarder
As per an alert through RASFF – the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed for the EU, shrimp imported from India has been rejected at the French boarder in March for… -
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Dog Food Recalled Due to Potentially Unsafe Levels of Aflatoxin
The importance of screening food for toxins has been highlighted this month with the recent news that Midwestern Pet Foods Inc. have extended their product recall after reports that the pet food… -
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High signs of Aflatoxins present in Indian Milk
Findings from a recently released National Milk Safety and Quality Survey has found that Indian milk, especially from the Kerala region of the country is found to contain high levels of… -
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UK border control seizes antibiotic consignment
It has been reported this week by the Guardian newspaper that a large consignment of Chinese antibiotic suspected to be destined for Northern Ireland where stopped at UK customs and with… -
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UK poultry sector announces 80.2% reduction in antibiotic use
The British Poultry Council’s Antibiotic Stewardship Report has announced that in the last 6 years (2012-2018) there has been a reduction of 80.2% in the total use of antibiotics in the… -
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New draft guidance for antibiotic use in livestock has been released by the FDA
The FDA has published a new draft antibiotic guidance for industry (GFI) #263 this week. The guidance aims to establish a process to voluntarily bring the remaining medically important drugs under… -
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The US and EU settle their beef over new deal
The US government has agreed a new trade deal which welcomes more non-hormone treated beef into the EU. The deal which was agreed in early 2019 was officially signed on the… -
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Indian shrimp refused US entry by FDA
A total of twenty-seven lines of Indian shrimp were refused entry into the USA by the FDA in 2017 and 2018 according to a recent report. Due to one in every three…
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